Deadline: 20 July 2020
India Foundation for the Arts (IFA) is seeking proposals for its Arts Research programme from researchers and practitioners who are interested in undertaking research projects that investigate marginalised or relatively unexplored areas; intend to create spaces for dialogue between theory and practice; offer new readings/frameworks of artistic practices; and use interdisciplinary approaches to break new conceptual ground, among other things.
Research projects should have clear research objectives, in-depth background survey, critical research questions, rigorous methodologies, and specific outcomes that will be shared in the public domain. The outcomes could be books, essays, films, etc.
Budget
- You can request for support up to Rs 4,00,000/-
- You may budget for an honorarium of Rs 12,000/- per month subject to a maximum limit of Rs 1,44,000/- for the entire duration of the grant. Please note that the total grant amount is inclusive of the honorarium.
Duration of the Project
Your project may have a minimum duration of one year and a maximum duration of one year and six months.
Eligibility Criteria
- The programme is open to proposals from scholars, researchers, and practitioners, across disciplines.
- You are eligible to apply if you are an Indian national, a registered non-profit Indian organization, or have been resident in India for at least five years.
- If you are applying on behalf of an institution, please include information on the organization as well as the memorandum of association/trust deed, annual reports, and audited statements of accounts for the past three years.
Application Process
You may choose to write your proposal in any Indian language, including English. IFA staff would be happy to answer any questions regarding this programme. You can approach them to discuss your ideas for suggestions and comments, before sending in your final proposal.
Your proposal will be assessed with the help of external evaluators and all decisions on grants made by IFA will be final.
Please include the following in your proposal:
- The content of the proposal should have clear research objectives, an in-depth background survey, critical research questions, rigorous methodologies, and specific outcomes;
- Supporting material, if any, which gives a sense of your work;
- Your curriculum vitae;
- A detailed breakdown of budged that explains how funds will be utilised. Please also mention funding anticipated from other sources, if any; and
- Your address, telephone numbers, and e-mail address
For more information, visit http://indiaifa.org/programmes/arts-research/request-for-proposals/2019-2020.html